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The Red Line Project, DePaul student version
A hat tip to the CTA Tattler for alerting us to The Red Line Project by DePaul University journalism students.
Joe Askins, before heading off t [...]
600 North Fairbanks votes to cap rentals
A reliable tipster just informed me that the condo association at 600 North Fairbanks has voted to restrict rentals to 27% of the units, with a 3% [...]
North Shore MLS-listed rentals at another new low
The number of MLS-listed rental homes and condos in Chicago's North Shore communities fell to yet another new low this week, with only 230 units a [...]
The Heritage condo considers rental caps
The Board of Directors of the The Heritage at Millennium Park condos, 130 N Garland Ct, is considering a rental cap at the building.
An acquain [...]
Are you a sucker for a farmers market?
If you're a sucker for a farmers market, the public relations firm for River North's Parc Huron wants to play you for a sucker.
This morning's [...]
At the edge of Lincoln Park, the 2700 block of Lakewood
If you have long exposure to real estate marketing you'll roll right past claims that the 2700 block of Lakewood is at "the heart of Lincoln Park" [...]
3 beds, 3 baths, bonus room in the steeple
A 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo in a former church in University Village is being sold "as is," and it looks like you might need a ladder to get to that [...]
EnV for sale for $500K a unit?
According to Crain's, the new, not yet fully-occupied EnV apartment tower in River North is for sale and might fetch its owners $125 million.
T [...]
A lush urban getaway at 430 W Diversey, Lincoln Park
The classic vintage façade of 430 W Diversey Pkwy hides a true surprise – a lush rear courtyard with fountains, statuary, warm brick walls and lus [...]
Former alderman sues to block Lincoln Park Hospital redevelopment
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that former 43rd Ward Alderman Martin Oberman has filed a lawsuit to block the City Council-approve [...]
Win a Lego version of Mies’ Farnsworth House
All you need do to have a chance to win one of two Lego versions of Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House is leave a comment on the Architects' Jou [...]
Foresight or folly in Chicago’s Chinatown?
Developer See Wong has reimagined an ambitious development he first proposed several years ago as a three-phase project on a site at the edge of C [...]
Five years later, one-third sold in River North
The high-rise condos at 757 N Orleans in Chicago's River North neighborhood first came to our attention back in March of 2006.
We wrote about t [...]
Condo with priceless details going for $549K in Old Town
You'll find traces of artist and artisan Edgar Miller's work throughout Chicago's Old Town and Old Town Triangle neighborhoods.
At the Carl St [...]
You’ll never go hungry or thirsty on Diversey
After shooting sponsored video at two of Planned Property's vintage apartment buildings – a high-rise and a walkup – at Diversey and Pine Grove in [...]
Quote of the day – The demand picture remains ugly
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily has the numbers from Appraisal Research Counselors on the downtown condo market and leads with this summary:
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Four new listings in La Grange’s upper bracket
The over $1M price range in La Grange has seen only two sales in the last six months, but that may change as four new $1M+ listings have come to m [...]
Final-phase condos at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest
Sales are now underway for the final building at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest. Eighteen different 2- and 3-bedroom floor plans are available at p [...]
Non-smoking vintage apartments in the Gold Coast
Kingsbury Plaza attracted quite a bit of attention earlier this year when it announced that it was going smoke-free. The Tribune noted at the time [...]
Mayor promises expedited U of C permits, endorses aldermanic shakedowns
If you'd hoped the change to a new mayor might lessen an alderman's ability to make irrelevant demands in connection with building permits, keep hopin [...]